Legal Opinion

Rushing v. Wayne County

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 10, 1984No. Docket 61678PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a jury verdict in favor of all defendants and a partial directed verdict in favor of defendant county in which plaintiff’s intentional tort and 42 USC 1983 claims were dismissed.

In her amended complaint, plaintiff alleged that, while she was detained , in the Wayne County Jail on the charge of obstruction of justice, defendants Kim and Lebedevitch, while acting in their positions of authority as employees of Wayne County, forced her to remain disrobed in her cell for several days, "unclothed except for underclothing”. Furthermore, plaintiff alleged that…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Tobias v. PhelpsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Rushing v. Wayne CountyMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Salinas v. Genesys Health SystemMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Burke v. Angies, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Hull & Smith Horse Vans, Inc. v. CarrasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985

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